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November 2015 First United Methodist Church of Salida “Love, Live, Give As You Have Received”

4th & D Streets (P.O. Box 945)

Salida, CO 81201 (719) 539-2755

Ministers: Everyone; Pastor: Calob Rundell 719-539-2755 (O), 720-879-2267(C); Office Administrator: Licia Iverson; Organist: Rod Schleicher; Organist Emeritus: Virginia Imig;

Lay Leader: Van Ricketts 719-395-6329; Church Council Chair: Ken Leisher 719-221-3691 Pastor’s e-mail: pastor@salidaumc.org Church website: www.salidaumc.org Church e-mail: office@salidaumc.org

Pastor’s Ponderings From Rev. Calob Rundell

New Things Are Coming

The English word “new” occurs 145 times in the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. It shows up 90 times in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Old Testament) and 55 times in the New Testament. The story that God is telling in the Bible is a story that is constantly unfolding. It is not yet done, and continues to be written. It is a story of new things happening. In Isaiah 43:19, God speaks through a prophet to tell the Hebrew nation that “I am about to do a new thing.” A little further in, at Isaiah 48:6, God declares through the prophet, “From this time forward I make you hear new things.” As followers of Jesus, we worship the Christ that continues to make things new. In Matthew 9:17, Jesus speaks about the experience of knowing Him as new wine being poured into new wineskins. In John 13:34, Jesus even goes so far as to give His followers a “new” commandment to love one another. But sometimes “new” can be a bad thing. In the story of Moses and the Exodus that we find in the Bible, everything is set in motion because a new person comes to power. At the beginning of the book of Exodus, we read that “a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.” This new king did not know the old story of how the Hebrew

people came to be in Egypt. He did not know the history of how Joseph, a Hebrew, had saved Egypt from famine and ruin. The king had forgotten that the story of his Egyptian people and the story of the Hebrew people were intertwined. And then this new king, because he does not know or care about the past, goes on to enslave the Hebrew people and oppress them with dedicated fury.

(As an aside, if you haven’t read the story of Exodus in a while, it makes for a fascinating narrative.) As part of the story that God is telling, we have two new things coming to our life as a church. First, we will soon have a new video system in our sanctuary. As a congregation, we’ve been planning and preparing for this new thing for

several, several months, and it will soon be a tool that we can use. This will enable us to access and use all sorts of media in telling God’s story. It will also allow me, your pastor, to broaden and deepen the pedagogy (teaching method) that I use during sermons. I know that anything new can come with anxiety and uncertainty. Especially in a worship space such as ours, that has been used for over a century, adding a new thing can cause some worry. But we do not do new things just because they are new. God does not do new things just to keep us on our toes or because God gets bored. We engage in new things, and God does new things, because we are on a mission together. And our

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mission sometimes requires living into whatever anxieties new things may evoke in us. Second, let me introduce you to Lift. Lift is a small group worship experience designed to be casual, and close. Lift will meet Monday nights from 6:34-7:15pm at my house, 1110 East Sabeta, in Poncha Springs. Each week Lift will feature a time for prayer, a time to sing, and the sacrament of communion. Youth, children, and families are welcome to be a part of Lift. (There will be Playdough and other fun things for everyone to enjoy.) Lift starts on November 30th. There are two things that I need from you to make Lift meaningful. First, invite people you interact with. If you have a good relationship with the person that does your hair or runs a ski chair at Monarch, invite them to Lift. If you get to talking about life with the person you drop off your dry cleaning with, invite them to Lift if it seems right. The church has business-card sized invitations for you to take so you can personally invite those folks that you come across in life. Lift is meant to be something that is intentionally and easily invitational. Also, it would be a great help to have at least two folks from the church be present at each Lift. There’s a signup sheet at the church where you can commit to being present on the Monday nights that work for you. As with all new things, there is plenty of anxiety around our new visual system and Lift. It will take some time to learn all the ins-and-outs and mechanics of the TVs that will be in the sanctuary. There will probably be some technical mishaps as we figure everything out. With Lift, I have no idea if this is something anyone will want to come to. It could fall completely flat and get nowhere. But, as in all things, we trust that God is at work and that God is present. We have faith that the God of new things is constantly calling to us. We just have to listen and keep up.

Peace,

Calob pastor@salidaumc.org

Faith Book Club

Tuesday, November 17th

at 10:00AM in Century Hall.

Everyone is invited.

The Men’s Group will meet for Breakfast on Saturday, November 7

th, 2015 at 8:00

IN CENTURY HALL - AT THE CHURCH!

All men are invited to attend!

Any questions please see Leon Stanton!

November Birthdays are: Nov. 1 Beth Urban Nov. 2 Connie Cole Nov. 11 Flora Parsons Nov. 19 Jean Hanfelt Nov. 22 Ed Kinzie Nov. 22 Jerry Cunningham Nov. 22 Larry Walrath Nov. 23 Donna Henning Nov. 30 Judith Kinzie Nov. 30 Elaine Adams

November Anniversaries are: Nov. 30 Tom & Kay Breunich

“Heaven at 11:00”

Join us each Wednesday at 11:00am in the Parlor for 20 minutes of Contemplative Prayer (Silence)

Any questions please see Licia Iverson or Sherry Welton

December Monitor Articles

are due on or before

Monday, November 18th

Thank You!!! Licia

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November Methodist Marvel: Flora Harrison

Flora often says, “If I weren’t me, I’d envy me for

the life I’ve had.” For starters, she had two careers -

one in nursing and one in surveying. She was the

first female registered land

surveyor in the State of Colorado.

And she lived in ten towns in ten

years – places such as Savannah,

Georgia, Biloxi, Mississippi, and

Seaside, Oregon – mostly using her

nursing skills.

Flora was born in Franklin County,

Arkansas near the town of Ozark

(just east of Ft. Smith) in 1922 in a

baby boom that occurred after

WWI. Her father had been an

aviation mechanic in Paris, France

in the war not that long after the

Wright brothers built and flew the

first airplanes. Flora has spent most of her life in the

Arkansas River drainage. She was born in the same

house where her mother was born – a two-room

affair with a breezeway between plus a lean-to

kitchen. She is the oldest of eight children. Her

parents were Everette Stewart McIver and Nellie

Mathews McIver. While in the first grade, the family

moved to extreme southwest Kansas near Manter in

Stanton County (named for Leon Stanton’s family!).

First the family lived in the dugout that was on the

property while her dad excavated a huge area using a

fresno (a horse-drawn dirt scooper) to build a

basement. Planning to build a house later (“when the

next good crop comes in”), the basement roof was

left flat which was a bonus for Flora who enjoyed

sleeping under the stars. The family lived there until

the Dust Bowl drove them back to Arkansas to live

with Grandpa Mathews when Flora was in the sixth

grade. The family always lived near, and her father

worked for, one set of grandparents or the other.

Flora’s formal education started in a one-room

schoolhouse and ended with a Bachelor’s Degree in

Behavioral Science from Southern Colorado State

College (now CSU-Pueblo) in 1975. During her “ten

towns in ten years,” she always took college classes,

in part because it was a good way to meet people.

When she was living in Pueblo, she had a friend who

had a two-year-old child and wanted Flora’s help so

she could attend college. Flora enrolled, too. The girl

dropped out, but Flora graduated. She was able to

use her accumulated nine transcripts and

200 credit hours toward that end.

She was married in 1944 to Robert

Harrison. Her husband was in the Army

Signal Corp during WWII and was

stationed in New Jersey part of that time.

That allowed them to celebrate his

passion for baseball by taking in a game

at Yankee Stadium. Son David was born

in at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on VJ

Day. The Harrisons decided East Coast

congestion was not for them and, as

Robert had always wanted to live in

Colorado, they moved to Denver where

daughter Tenny was born. Once again,

Robert found traffic too congested, so in 1952 they

moved to Salida and joined the First United

Methodist Church.

In Salida, Flora first worked as a nurse at the Denver

& Rio Grande Hospital. Then they owned Robert F.

Harrison and Associates, a land surveying company.

It was one of the associates that encouraged Flora to

take the state exam to become a land surveyor after

working in the office for 18 years. Bob Biglow, Sr.

kept their jeeps in working order at his gas station on

3rd & E Streets. Young Bob Biglow began to work

for the Harrisons after graduating from high school

in 1959. While having lunch in the mountain

splendor of Colorado, he asked, “Do you mean you

can make a living doing this?” After graduating from

college, marrying Ginny, and doing a stint in the

Army, he bought out the Harrisons. That sale and a

divorce from Robert after 29 years of marriage freed

Flora up to do her traveling.

Taking up skiing, she even won a cross-country race

for her age group because, she laughs, she was the

only one to admit to being over 50. She spent eleven

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winters on the beach at Port Aransas, Texas, joined

by one of her brothers and sister-in-law.

Flora and Robert have two children. Tenny

graduated from the University of Colorado, became

a Medical Technologist at the Salida Hospital, and is

now retired. She and her husband, Leonard Post,

winter near Lake Havasu City, Arizona and have two

children of their own. Son David Harrison got a

degree in water law and engineering from the

University of Colorado. He is also retired and does

volunteer work for The Nature Conservancy with a

focus on fresh water projects in Brazil, other South

American countries, and in China. He and his wife,

Melinda, have four children. Flora has twelve great

grandchildren.

In December 2014, Flora moved into Columbine

Manor Care Center where she was once employed.

She doesn’t travel much anymore, but has seen much

of the world. She went on several senior adventure

tours with her two sisters and her cousin. They went

all over Europe, including down the Rhine River.

She went on the Ohio River on the Delta Queen,

down the Mississippi River, and on the Columbia

River. She has floated the Colorado and Arkansas

Rivers (she likes to be near water). Now she’s back

in Salida and still enjoys going on drives to enjoy the

Arkansas River. Those of us at the Methodist Church

are thrilled to have her back in town!

Daylight Savings time ends on Sunday, November 1st.

Be sure your clocks are

turned BACK 1 hour

Thank you to everyone who donated Halloween Candy to our Outreach Project. We collected over 50 lbs. of candy! If you have any questions about the

Outreach Committee in general, please see Sherry Welton – (480) 298-3123 or email her at: sdwelton@hotmail.com

The next Outreach Committee Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd at

11:30am in Century Hall.

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Thank You Agnes!

Recently, our church received a beautiful

financial gift of $31,275.52 from the

Estate of Agnes Thornton.

Agnes was a beloved

member of this church who passed away just

shy of her 107th birthday in 2013.

Please join us on Sunday, Nov. 15th when we have a

Potluck Gratitude Luncheon during Fellowship, to remember and

celebrate Agnes Thornton. Sign-up

sheets for the luncheon are in Century Hall!

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Operation Spirit

From

The Heart of the Rockies

Salida Troops Donations

We are helping to collect items for a project at the Lutheran church for our Salida troops.

All donations need to be here on or before Sunday, November 22nd

Collection box is in Century Hall. Packing of Boxes will take place on Tues., November 24th at 9:00am

at the Lutheran Church, in their basement.

Thank you so much for your help. Items needed are:

Cotton Swaps – travel size pkts.

Hard Candies (Something that won’t melt) Chapstick

Popcorn Pkts. AA Batteries Coffee pkts.

Travel Wipes & Travel Kleenex

Flexible Individual Band-Aids Blister pads

Pringles Singles Homemade Goodies Razors

Snack Bars Rice Krispy Treats Toothpaste

Cocoa Pkts. Sm. Games or Cards Tuna

Individual Soups Jolly Ranchers Bubble Gum

All items travel size, if possible.

Special Request: Monetary Donations are needed to cover the cost of shipping the packages to our troops!

Checks payable to: First Lutheran, write TROOPS on memo line. Mail to: First Lutheran Church, 1237 F. St. Salida, CO 81201

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

November Ushers - Coordinator: Ginny Cunningham November 1 Burrell & Sherry Welton November 8 Larry & Barb Williams November 15 Mary Lou McCausey & Flora Parsons November 22 Norma Ricketts & Cynthia Hearn November 29 Tom & Donna Henning

November Liturgists - Coordinator: Karen Yerkey November 1 Dick Isenberger November 8 Judy Naviaux November 15 Ed Kinzie November 22 Leon Stanton November 29 Sherry Welton

November Fellowship Hosts - Everyone

November 1 Available November 8 Available November 15 Gratitude Luncheon - Potluck November 22 Larry & Lois Walrath November 29 Available

Sign-up sheet for “Fellowship Host” is on the bulletin board in Century Hall.

Consider signing up with a friend!

Mission Trip

to Russia

Would you like to visit

Russia, see Moscow and

St. Petersburg, and also do mission work in its most

ancient city, Novgorod? The Russia Initiative of the

First UMC of Colorado Springs is organizing a trip

to Russia, October 8 through 25, 2016. The trip will

be led by Rev. Judy Owsley who has visited Russia

15 times, helping to found and support 3 Russian

Methodist Churches. This trip will start with a

Viking cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Four

days each will be spent in Moscow and St.

Petersburg learning about Russian history and

culture, very important in understanding the modern

Russian. The cruise on the Volga River stops at

several historically significant towns with wonderful

churches and will include visiting in the homes of

some Russian families. At the conclusion of the cruise, the group will spend

4 or 5 days in Veliky Novgorod. We will stay with

families in their private homes. We will meet with

the members of the Novgorod UMC that First

Church has supported since its “birth” in

1999. Twenty-two years of friendship and financial

support have been vital to this congregation. We

plan to worship with the members, enjoy Bible study

together and participate with them in their mission

program for children. The team will get to know the

pastor, members of the church and their

ministry. Together we will pray and discern the

future direction for this mission. For more

information, talk to Sue Clasen, 303-277-1774,

or slclasen@msn.com. Rev. Owsley may also be

contacted at 719-473-8071 or

bjowsley@msn.com. Rev. Owsley was RMC-

BGM Chair for 10 years prior to Robin Ball taking

over.

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You’re invited to Lift!

What: A new small group worship experience When: Monday nights, 6:34-7:15 Where: The Parsonage, 1110 East Sabeta, Poncha Springs

Starting on November

30th

, we are launching a

new small group worship

experience called Lift.

Lift is church done casual

and made close. Each

gathering of Lift features

a song or two, a time for

prayer, and the sacrament

of communion. And it all happens in a living room

on couches and bar stools.

Lift is designed to be invitational. As you get to

know people in your life’s circle, Lift is something

you can invite them to be a part of. Chatting away

with the person that does your hair? Invite them to

Lift. Talking about life while picking up some dry

cleaning? That’s an invitation to Lift. Meet a new

neighbor? Invite them to Lift.

We have business-size invitation cards that you are

encouraged to take and have with you, so that when

the opportunity arises in conversation, you can invite

someone to Lift.

You can also sign-up to be a part of Lift. We need at

least two church folks to be at each Lift gathering, to

do some very easy counting of an offering and

mainly to just be present. There is a sign-up sheet in

the church office where you can commit to being a

part of Lift.

If you have any questions about Lift, please contact

Pastor Calob at (720) 879-2267 cell; (719) 539-2755

office; pastor@salidaumc.org

From the Sunshine

District Superintendent Margaret Gillikin

Dear Friends,

In last month’s organizational meeting where we began talking about how we will bring together Sunshine and Plains folks into a new District, we surfaced three core values to guide our common life and work.

Inclusivity It can be something of a challenge to create a blended family as many of you know from experience. Whose house are we going to live in? What name will we use? Who gets to keep their stuff? Who gets to keep their ways of being and doing? These questions may sometimes seem superficial, but they’re really not. For they dig into the core of who we are. While we have a shared identity in all being God’s beloved children and also being United Methodist Christians, there are very real losses and changes involved in creating this new District. Accordingly, we decided that it was important to avoid any sense of some churches being step-children, in-laws or otherwise not being fully included. So we have recommended to our Bishop (who, by Discipline, holds the authority for this) that this District receive a new name. This will be announced at a later date once she makes her decision.

Relationships As members of the Body of Christ, it should come as no surprise that this is a high value! After all, Jesus modeled life-in-community for us and this is basic to what it means for us to be church. As we move forward, we anticipate that one of the crucial ways that relationships will be fostered in the District will be through Circuits. These small groups are geographically determined with 8 – 12 (or so) churches that are “close” together. Clergy are already accustomed to gathering in these small groups as Clusters and will be discussing how to transition these to Circuits. A team has formed to envision how Lay Circuits will function. You will be hearing MUCH more about Circuits in the months ahead.

Empowerment Along with questions of identity, we also revisited our purpose. Understanding the answer to “Why are we here?” is essential to achieving our reason for being. As a denomination, we proclaim that our mission is to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World. Disciple making takes place at the local level, among those who are already affiliated

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with your congregation and also in your community among those who are currently unaffiliated with any church or the Christian faith overall. The purpose of the District is to help local churches achieve your missional purpose. When we gather for District Conference, Church Conference Worship Services or Cluster/Circuit Events, the primary purpose is to equip us for the work of ministry through sharing our testimonies of how God is at work among us, focused learning, mutual support and encouragement, growing in faith through practice of spiritual disciplines and holding one another accountable in love. Yes, some of these functions are more central at some events than others. But this is the core of our WHY as a District and developing Circuits.

I encourage you to make it a priority to participate in your upcoming Church Conference Worship Service (organized according to current Clusters). This will be an inspiring time for us to build relationships, foster our own development as Disciples and dig deeper into how we can nurture others in the discipleship process. Laity will be invited to share their testimony of how they

Blessings on the Journey from your District Superintendent,

Prayers, Praise & Celebrations

Virginia Imig – Prayers are asked for Virginia as she recovers from her successful hip replacement which took place on Friday, Oct. 26th. The surgery went very well and she is at a rehab center in Denver. Cards may be sent to: VIRGINIA IMIG

C/O CAROLYN GENTLE 9725 E. EVANS AVE. DENVER, CO 80247

Jody West - Please keep Jody West in your prayers. Jody is preparing to have a hip replacement soon. We will let you know when we have specific details as to when her surgery is scheduled for. It has been hard to wait, but we trust in God’s perfect timing! Cards may be sent to: Jody West

PO Box 130 Poncha Springs, CO 81242

Tom Henning - Please keep Tom Henning in your prayers. Tom was recently diagnosed with an early detection of prostate cancer and will begin 5 weeks of radiation in early November. They will be in Denver during the weeks and home on weekends. Cards may be sent to:

Tom Henning 20109 Old Ranch Loop Nathrop, CO 81236

Lyalla Pywell – Please continue prayers for Lyalla, who was recently in the hospital for a procedure to place stints in her heart. She is recovering at home and will return to the hospital in a few weeks for an additional procedure. She thanks everyone for all their prayers and appreciates all

the notes and cards she has received. Lonnie and Lyalla Pywell 2044 Metro Lane Hays, Kansas 67601

Please send your prayer requests, celebrations, or announcements to Licia in the office at:

office@salidaumc.org

It’s Fudge Time!

The Fudge season is starts on Wed. Nov. 4th at 1:00pm, when we put the kits together.

You are invited to come help prepare the kits on that day. We’ll be in the basement.

The kits can be signed out and taken home the day we put them together.

Work schedule sign-up sheets are in Century Hall. Sales will start Saturday, November 21st at Safeway and Sunday November 22nd at church. Sales will continue until Dec. 22nd or while supplies last. We hope you all will be excited about being involved this year. Thank you for supporting in this delicious fundraiser for the church.

Tom & Donna

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Our Choir, Your Choir

Weekly choir practice is held at 9:00AM each Sunday morning.

The choir is open and welcomes all voices! For more information,

please see: Elaine Adams.

Pastor’s Office Hours Mondays, 9am-12pm

Tuesday, 4-7pm

Calob is in the office much of the time during the week. You

may catch him in the office or arrange for an appointment. The office phone number is (719)

539-2755 and Calob’s cell number is: (720) 879-2267. Typical office hours throughout the week are

posted on the doors.

(Mark your calendars NOW!)

Ongoing Weekly Scheduled Items Include:

Wednesdays: Bible Study, 9:30-10:30am, Century Hall Heaven at Eleven! Contemplative Prayer Gp. 11:00am 20 min. Silence, Parlor

(NO Bible Study or Heaven at Eleven on Nov. 25th) Thursdays: Church is closed for cleaning, 12:00-2:00pm Fridays: Church Office is Closed Sundays: Choir Practice, 9:00am, Choir Room

Sun, Nov. 1 Daylight Savings Time Ends/Clocks FALL BACK one hour

Sun, Nov. 1 Communion Sunday - All Saints Day Tues. Nov. 3 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,

6-8pm, Basement Wed, Nov. 4 Prepare Fudge Kits, 1:00pm, Basement Thurs. Nov. 5 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,

6-8pm, Basement Fri, Nov. 6 Fiber Arts Guild Mtg, 9-12:00, CH Sat, Nov. 7 Men’s Breakfast, 8:00am, Century Hall Sat, Nov. 7 Ute Heights Homeowners Assoc. Mtg.

10:00am – 1:00pm, Basement Sun, Nov. 8 “Works in Progress” Vocal Recital”,

3-5pm, Choir Rm Tues, Nov. 10 Church Council Meeting, 10:00am,

Century Hall Tues, Nov. 10 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,

6-8pm, Basement Sun, Nov. 15 Gratitude Luncheon! Join us to

remember Agnes Thornton with a potluck luncheon during Fellowship – Sign-up in Century Hall

Mon, Nov. 16 Monitor Articles Due! Mon, Nov. 16 Care Team, 10:00am, Century Hall Mon, Nov. 16 League of Women Voters, 11:00am-

2:00pm, Century Hall Tues, Nov. 17 Faith Book Club, 10:00am, Century Hall Tues, Nov. 17 Trustees Meeting, 10:00am, Basement Thurs, Nov. 19 NAMI Support Gp, 6:30-8:30pm, Bsmt. Sat, Nov. 21 Fudge Sales BEGIN at Safeway! Sun, Nov. 22 Fudge Sales BEGIN at Church! Sun, Nov. 22 Salida Troop Donations Due, donation

box is in Century Hall Tues, Nov. 24 Pack Troop Boxes, 9:00am at Lutheran

Church Basement Wed, Nov. 25 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Break Thurs, Nov. 26 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Break Sun. Nov. 29 Fifth Sunday Giving Opportunity Mon, Nov. 30 “Lift” begins, 6:34pm, The Parsonage Wed, Dec. 2 Outreach Committee Mtg, 11:30am,

Century Hall

The Next Church Council Meeting will be held on

Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00AM in Century Hall!